Safety for Workers on Foot Module 3 Workers on Foot Safe Practices Communicate Safety Plan with Workers Worker Habits and Behavior Consider worker behavior when developing the ITCP Determine locations where workers are likely to go and ensure safe routes to get there ID: 778978
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Preventing Runovers and Backovers
Safety for Workers on Foot
Module 3
Slide2Workers on Foot
Safe Practices
Slide3Communicate Safety
Plan with Workers
Slide4Worker Habits and Behavior
Consider worker behavior when developing the ITCP. Determine locations where workers are likely to go and ensure safe routes to get there.
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Slide5Worker Habits and Behavior
Consider common phone behavior:
Plugging the ear away from the phone
Looking to the ground so one can concentrate
Trying to block out busy, noisy environment
What hazards are created?
Slide6Workers Must Be Visible
Workers must be visible with regards to their location around equipment . . .
Slide7Workers Must Be Visible
Workers must be visible with regards to their high visibility clothing. . .
Slide8Workers Must Be Visible
Workers must be visible in a variety of conditions, especially during night work.
Slide9Operators Must Confirm Before Workers Approach Equipment
Wait for a clear signal from the operator before approaching equipment.
Slide10Class Activity
If you think the instructor is looking at you, raise your hand.
Slide11High Risk Operations
Certain Operations Create High Risks
When the “ordinary” changes, incidents are more likely to occur
Trucks back more frequently
Workers on foot are closer to equipment
More equipment or vehicles are on-site, moving
Repairs bring more people and equipment near moving equipment
Slide12Mitigating Risk
Minimize movement of vehicles when workers on foot are performing change-over, repair or other tasks
Do not sacrifice safety procedures during such times.
Slide13High Risk Operations
Change from the “Routine” Increases Risk
Slide14Drivers and Operators
Safe Practices
Slide15Backing Safety
There are several key principles to safe backing in work zones:
Backing should be controlled, used only when necessary and under specified conditions;
There should be clear communication between the operator and workers on foot before backing begins;
Everyone should understand the blind areas around the equipment on site.
Slide16Backing Safety
Remember/Review:
Avoid backing up unless necessary
Walk around vehicle to check for hazards
Be aware of blind areas
Use a spotter when- ever possible
Slide17Know Your Surroundings
Slide18Walk Around Vehicle Before Backing
Slide19Designate a Spotter
Slide20Spotters
Spotters are recommended by ANSI and other agencies;
R
equired in some states when camera/radar systems not used ;
Spotters are in danger from vehicles – who spots the spotter?
Spotters help when you must work with back to equipment or traffic;
If visual contact is lost with the spotter, stop immediately.
Slide21Activity
Practice Spotting Signals
Slide22Recommended Signals
Slide23Vehicle Pathways
A key element of the Internal Traffic Control Plan is to develop a route plan vehicles will follow when entering, exiting, and traveling through the work space.
The route may be marked with temporary traffic control devices.
The plan must be communicated.
Slide24Worker Free & Equipment Free Zones
Worker Free Zones are locations from which workers on foot must stay clear, including:
Blind areas around equipment
Equipment travel lanes and queue areas in
paving
trains
Moving equipment,
including
swing radius, pinch points and moving partsOther hazardous areas, i.e. near power lines
Slide25Worker Free & Equipment Free Zones
= Worker-Free Zone
Paver
Lane 1
Lane 2
Breakdown Lane
Worker Area
Exit
Enter
Staging
Area
Slide26Sample ITCP (Equipment Path)
Slide27Sample ITCP (Equipment Path)
Slide28Case Study:
Concrete Paving Operation
Turn-around
Staging Area
Not to Scale
Minnesota Face Program (MN9207)
Slide29Case Study:
Concrete Paving Operation
Turn-around
New Truck
Last Truck
Staging Area
Not to Scale
Minnesota Face Program (MN9207)
Slide30Vehicles Entering the Work Space
Plan locations and procedures for assigned workers to approach vehicles (
such as taking load tickets and communicating delivery locations and procedures
).
Slide31Can Technology Help?
There are a variety of technologies—old and new—that have been developed to warn drivers and operators when workers on foot are near, including:
Alarms
Cameras
Radar
Sonar
Tag Systems
Slide32Discussion
and Questions
End Module Three
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